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Abashiri Prison Museum: The Perfect Place to Learn About How Prisoners Slept, Ate, Worked, Bathed (
and
Sometimes Escaped)
Travel Back in Time to the Meiji Era to See, Feel, and Experience Japan's Northernmost Prison and Its History
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January 30, 2020
Ezura Farm: A Place You Can Be a Hokkaido Farmer
New Japanese Learning Resources: Fall 2019
だ
and
です : Venturing Beyond Textbook Rules into Real-Life Use
New Japanese Learning Resources: Summer 2019
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Coworking Spaces in Japan: Nomad Cafes and Places Get Work Done
The Perfect Environment for Productivity ☕ 💻
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Iron Chef Restaurant Review Battle Royale
Pitting all the restaurants against each other in some kind of Iron Chef sequel
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Japanese Learning Resources
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面: Counting Masks, Binoculars, Land, and Generally Anything that Has a Surface
Ironically, we'll be going way beyond the surface with this one
japan
How to Live (And Sometimes Work) in Japan on Working Holiday: The Ultimate Guide
The best way to get a working visa for Japan and then spend most of your time vacationing
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: May 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
japanese
基: Counting Big, Stable Things
Use this to count all the Moai statues your neighbor set up on their front lawn
japanese
発: Counting Shots, Hits, Punches, and More
POW! You're gonna learn this counter in 1発!
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: April 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
japanese
カップ: Counting Cups and Cup-units
You can finally count your ever-growing collection of rare Cup Noodle
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: March 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
japanese
Senpai: The Japanese Word You Look Up To
We can help you “notice” how to use this word better
japanese
The Meaning of Sensei: More Than Just "Teacher"
Impress your judo teacher Sensei Jeff by using 先生 in all the right ways
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: February 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
japanese
Japanese First-Person Pronouns: わたし, ぼく, おれ, and a Whole Lot More
Get yourself out of that 私 rut.
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: January 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
travel
Fūtendō Cave at Iwatoyama Kanzeonji
The cave and temple complex filled with statues (seriously, they're all over)
travel
Million Dollar Café: The Karaoke, Free Food, Paintings-Everywhere Bar
When you've got nowhere to go but up, you paint the hell out of your restaurant
travel
mAAch ecute: Akihabara's Best-Kept, Non-otaku Secret
A retired Taishō period train station reborn into an upscale shopping paradise
travel
Bar Lupin: Literary Greatness and Old-fashioned Cocktails
The most celebrated Japanese artists of the twentieth century got drunk here (and you should, too)
travel
iioffice Ueno: The Tokyo Coworking Space That's Really いい
For people sick of Shibuya and Shinjuku
travel
La Rochelle: A Restaurant by Hiroyuki Sakai, Iron Chef French
Does Sakai Hiroyuki's restaurant cuisine reign supreme?
travel
Szechuan Restaurant Chin: A Restaurant by Chen Kenichi, Iron Chef Chinese
Does Chin Kenichi's restaurant cuisine reign supreme?